Travel Information from Marseille to Besançon
| 274 miles (442 km) | |
| Train or bus | |
| $52 - $22 | |
| Bus • $22 (€20) • 7 h 30 min | |
| Train • $52 (€47) • 4 h 14 min | |
| FlixBus or SNCF TER |
Take a train or bus to travel 274 miles (442 km) to Besançon from Marseille. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are FlixBus or SNCF TER among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Marseille to Besançon.
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How to get from Marseille to Besançon by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Marseille to Besançon is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Travel from Marseille to Besançon
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You can get between Marseille and Besançon 2 different ways: train or bus.
The cheapest way to travel from Marseille to Besançon is a bus with an average price of $22 (€20).
This is compared to other travel options from Marseille to Besançon:
A bus is () less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Marseille to Besançon costing on average ().
Taking a bus costs $30 (€27) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $52 (€47).
The quickest way to travel to Besançon from Marseille is by train, which takes on average 4 h 14 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 7 h 30 min of travel time.
Besançon is approximately 274 miles (442 km) away from Marseille.
The average frequency per day from Marseille to Besançon is:
- Around 7 buses per day.
- 1 flight per day.
- 8 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Marseille and Besançon as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Marseille to Besançon:
- Most travelers who book a bus ticket from Marseille to Besançon depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Besançon, Avenue du Maréchal Foch (Gare Viotte).
- Most travelers take a train from Marseille Saint-Charles to Besançon Franche-Comté TGV.
The following travel companies offer services from Marseille to Besançon:
- FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can take you to Besançon by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for FlixBus from Marseille to Besançon for $22 (€20).
- SNCF TER, TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | TGV or SNCF (3) can take you to Besançon by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for SNCF TER from Marseille to Besançon for $52 (€47).
Yes, there are direct services available from Marseille to Besançon with the following travel companies:
- 2 direct buses per day with.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Besançon as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Marseille and Besançon.
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